Pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia abscessus mimicking pulmonary thromboembolism in a patient with atypical anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis

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Ismayilov R., Koray N., İNAL N., TELLİ DİZMAN G., HAZIROLAN G., DURUSU TANRIÖVER M., ...More

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAKS-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, vol.69, no.2, pp.237-241, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/tt.20219813
  • Journal Name: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAKS-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.237-241
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Nocardia species are opportunistic bacteria that are frequently contagious by inhalation. Recently, Nocardia abscessus has been described as a different species. We report a 54-year-old male who presented with acute pleuritic chest pain, mimicking pulmonary thromboembolism on the 5th day of discharge from the hospital. The patient was receiving immunosuppressive therapy for newly diagnosed atypical anti-glomerular basement membrane disease. Thorax computed tomography revealed a 17x19 mm soft tissue lesion in the lateral segment of the middle lobe of the right lung. After further examinations, a biopsy decision was made and Nocardia abscessus was isolated in the aerobic culture of the aspiration material.